Buttonhole-piece.



P. L. HARMON. BUTTONHOLE PIECE.

APPLIOATION FILED r1213. 29, 1912.

Lmmgm k Patented 001:. 28, 1913.

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FRANK L. HARMONI, or BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, assrsnon ro'nm'rnn'snon MACHINERY COMPANY, or rarsnsorr, iynw JERSEY, a con-ronerron or NEW JERSEY.

announces-Pinon.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK L. HARMor'i, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Beverly, in the county of Essex and State of llla'ssachusetts, have invented certain p-rovements in Buttonhole-Pieces, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likereference characters on the drawings indicating like partsin-the several fig= This invention relates to an improved buttonhole iece and more particularly to means for finis ing and reinforcing the edge of a buttonhole. J i

It has been customary heretofore to rein force buttonholes by layin a stay cord upon the inside of the buttonho e piece or fly close to the edge of the but onhole and binding it to the base material with stitches which pass over it and over the edge of the buttonhole,

' thus inclosi-ng. the" cord without passing through it.

It is customary thereafter to finish the buttonhole piece bywhipping down or stitching the stay cord and thrums, extending between the ends of adjacent buttonholes, to the base material. This finishing operation is intended to prevent the stay cord from slipping under the stitcheswhen stress is exerted by the button upon the bu tonhole and also secures the cord and thrums in place. I

In accordance with the present invention the buttonhole' piece is provided with a re inforcing strip or cord which is laid in place in the usual way and secured to the base material by the usual buttonhole stitches, except that these stitches not only bind the edge of the buttonliole but also pass through the cord insteadof over it, thereb making a much stronger and more durab e buttonhole since the cord is firmly held in place and prevented from slipping under the Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed-February so, 1912. Serial No, 680,650.

"to material of the Patented Get. 28, 1913.

finished than a buttonhole in which the stay cord and thrnms are whipped (10ml y:

blind stitching in the customary manner.

Referring to the accompanying" drawings, Figure 1' is a planview oi? a. portion of the inner side of a buttonhole piece for bootstmd shoes embodying the present invention in its prefer'redform; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross swtionon the lines 1'-1 at Fig. 1, and Fig. 3

.is an enlarged perspective View ofone of the buttonholes.

- The drawings represent a buttonhole piece for sheet or shoe, comprising a base material 2 having buttonholes l, fiend 6. The

reinforcing strip or cord 8 is laid upon the inside of the buttonh'ole piece close to the edge of the buttonholes with one edge of the cord substantially in alincmen't with theedge ofthe hole. This cord is securedto the base material 2 by the overstitching, i. c. by buttonhole stitches 10 which pass through the cord 8 nearits outer edge, and through the base material 2 and then over the inner edges of the cord and hole, so as to bind and finishthe edge of the hole in the usual manner.

The-cord 8 crosses over itself as at 12 and extends to the next adjacent buttonhole. The.

overstitching is carried across the inner end of the buttonhole to unite the crossed portions ot the cord fir y to eaclii other and With the cord sewed directiy to the material as described, the portion 14 of the cord 8 extending; between the adgacent buttonholes, well. the tin-unis, may be cut away, if desired, without weakening the-but- Y 'tonhole, as illustrated icr one buttonholeat '16, Fig. 1. This renders the usual fin1shing operation unnecessary, as already suggested above.

' The various usual forms of stay cord or tape can be utilized in. carryino' out the pres ent invention but it is deems preferable to employ a substantially non stretchi g reinforcing cord which isnorma'lly circular in tor although confomning to and lying. lly fiat around the outer end of t ra tin" Having thus he ribed my invention, what I claim as new and ters Patent of the United States is 1. A huttonhole piece comprising/abase desire to' secure by Letcross section but which will flatten out 1111- der the tension either stitches so as to leave no oh3ect1onable ridge on the fin1shed,.but-

material provided with a buttonholeg in combination with a reinforcing strip around the edge of the buttonhole and a series of stitches securing the strip to the base'material pass-- ing through both the strip and the base material and also over the edge of the hole.

2. A butto-nhole piece comprising a base material provided with a series of buttonholes in combination with a reinforcing cord laid around the edge of each hut-tonhole with one of the edges of the cord substantially inalinement with the edge of the hole, said cord having a idth substantially: greater .holes in combination with a reinforcing'strip around the edge of each buttonhole and ter-' I 'nating adjacent the inner end of the buttonhole and a series of stitches securing the I strip to the base material passing through substantially as described;

both the strip and the base material andalso over the edge of the hole A buttonh le piece comprising a hase 3O material 2 provided with a, series of button ll oles-in'combination witha relatively flat reinforcing strip -entirely around the edgeof each buttonhole with'one of its edges 'substantiallytin :aliii'it 3 ment. 'Withthe edge of' the hole and erossin over itself at the inner end of the hole, an

aseries of stitches 101 'passing through both I the strip and the base material 2 and'alsoj to each other and to the'cina tjeri 'alfi i testimony whereof r we signed tvto' subscribingwitnesses. 1' Y I F NKIJI i copies at this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the comliiissioiier o fj laten t sivlh Washington, I). 0.-

8, lying uponythe unex posed face of said material and extending a 5 name to this speoificationjm the"presence of 

